Hepatitis in children with tuberculosis: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Hepatitis in young children with tuberculosis (TB) outside miliary TB is not well described and represents a challenge because of the hepatotoxicity associated with first-line anti-TB treatment. Case presentation We report an antibiotic naïve 13-month-old male from Nepal with pul...

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Main Authors: Maria Sanchez-Codez, W. Garret Hunt, Joshua Watson, Asuncion Mejias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01215-6